Top Tips to prepare for your MOT test

Top Tips to prepare for your MOT test

Before taking your car for an MOT test, you can check your car for potential problems which will help passing your car's MOT Test. Obviously some people may not be able to check their car for every little detail however there are plenty of things you can check and get it fixed before taking your car to MoT test. Here's very useful Top Tips to help you pass first time.

A usual check around the car, make sure that the car's fuel cap is secure, mirrors are in good condition, wipers are not damaged or split and door handles, catches and locks work. Check the condition of your seat belts as any frays or tears may result in a failure.

Check under the bonnet to ensure that the brake fluid reservoir, windscreen washer bottle and engine oil reserves are topped up.

Check the handbrake and footbrake. If you have to pull the handbrake lever up too far, through lots of clicking, the cable probably needs adjusting. Check that the handbrake can't be released by simply tapping on the lever. Press the footbrake and check it doesn't feel spongy. If it does, there may be air in the hydraulic system which must be removed.

Check for damage to the windscreen. Cracks must be no larger than 40mm in the entire swept area of the screen. The central view of the driver, known as Zone A, is 290mm wide (within the swept area and centred on the steering wheel) and any damage in this area must be no larger than 10mm wide.

Get someone to hold a cloth over the end of the exhaust while you start the engine. If there are no leaks in the exhaust system, the engine should stall after a few seconds. If the engine doesn't stall this indicates a leak which will need to be repaired. If you are confident you can book your cheap mot basingstoke now.

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The special-edition Peugeot 208 new Park Assist system

Peugeot 208

The special-edition Peugeot 208 new Park Assist system

The special edition Peugeot 208 Intuitive has been advertised. Based on the recent 208 Allure model, the Intuitive turn into the first Peugeot to get Park Assist, which allows the car to parallel parking itself automatically.

The Intuitive also gets the same tools fitted as standard to Allure models, which includes air con, six airbags, cruise control and electric mirrors.

At present, the Park Assist system does not work with bay parking, disparate some systems put forward by rivals like Ford Focus.

In totalling to Park Assist, the Peugeot 208 Intuitive also comes with 17-inch alloys, satellite navigation and front fog lights as standard. Buyers also get a glass roof included, which Peugeot calls the ‘Cielo Roof’ and also features ambient LED interior lighting.

The Peugeot Park Assist system searches for an suitable space and, when one is sensed, operates the steering automatically, leaving the driver to manage the accelerator, brakes, gears and clutch, based on what the 208’s visual and audio aids advise.

The 208 Intuitive is accessible with a 1.2 VTi petrol engine or the 1.4 HDi or 1.6 e-HDi diesel engines, which together emit less than 100g/km of CO2. The Intuitive model is available in both three and five-door variants, and goes on sale this month priced from £14,245 – which is £750 more than the standard 208 Allure model on which it’s based.

Peugeot has also taken the chance to publicize that it has so far received excess of 20,000 orders for the brand new 208. The 208 range will get bigger in 2013, with the arrival of the high-spec 208 XY and performance 208 GTi due in May, before the 2008 crossover joins the line-up in September. For more information about the new 208 Peugeot Reading, contact City Peugeot Dealer.